Favorite Poem Project

This site has been around for a long time, but I was reminded about it during a workshop today. It still is very cool, and maybe will be new to some of you. This comes from their site:

"The Favorite Poem Project is dedicated to celebrating, documenting and encouraging poetry’s role in Americans’ lives. Robert Pinsky, the 39th Poet Laureate of the United States, founded the Favorite Poem Project shortly after the Library of Congress appointed him to the post in 1997.

During the one-year open call for submissions, 18,000 Americans wrote to the project volunteering to share their favorite poems — Americans from ages 5 to 97, from every state, of diverse occupations, kinds of education and backgrounds."

So, visit http://www.favoritepoem.org/ and click on The Videos on the left and listen to famous, as well as ordinary Americans reading their favorite poems.

One of my favorite stories of all time is "Casey at the Bat." So, naturally, that was my favorite video on this site!

http://www.favoritepoem.org/FlashVideo/lsamuel.html

Quick and Easy Videos with One True Media

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

If you want to make a quick photo montage, literally with the click of one button, then try out One True Media.  All I had to do was choose the images to upload to my project, then my video was made!  There are options to add titles, captions, or customize the music choice and style.  It was fun and would be a quick project for your students.  You do have to create a login so that the site will keep up with your projects.  You can share your projects online, as I did with this blogpost, or save them.  Try it!